Folding baby-carriage



(No M odel.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. F. MEYER.

` FOLDING BABY CARRIAGE. No. 276,853. Patented May 1,1883.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

` RMBYER.

FOLDING BABY CARRIAGE.

Patented May 1A, 1883.

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A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK MEYER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FOLDING BABY-CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters. Patent No. 276,853, dated May l1,1,8834.

` Application tiled October 3, 1882. (No model.)

To all ufhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK MEYER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FoldingBaby-Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to childrens carriages; and it consists in formingthe bodyin two parts,

hinged together and provided with grooved segments and thumb-screws, bymeans of which they maybe folded and secured in any position,substantially as -hereinafter more fully described.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the accompanying drawings, inWhich- Figure l is a side elevation of my improved carriage in aposition for use, and Fi'g. 2 is a similar view folded.

A represents the bed of a childs carriage, made in any of the forms ingeneral use, and divided transversely, just forward of the seat, intotwo parts. One of these parts is provided with a slotted or groovedsegment, B, which is an are ofa circle whose center is at a pointat'orjust below the bottom of the body, at the point Where the two partsmeet. At this point they are hinged together by a pivot, b, and theother part of the bed or body A is provided with a screw, e, which isheaded upon its inner end, and, passing throughthe slotted segment B, isprovided on its outer end with a thumb-nut, e, by which it may betightly set at any point. The two parts ofthe bodyare each provided witha frame, C C', the frame C being secured to the forward part of thebody1 A and the frame C to the rear portion of the same. These twoframes extend downward at an angle, crossing eachother, and being hingedtogether at the same point and by the same pivots which secure the twoparts of the body. The lower ends of these frames C C are provided withhollow barrels c c', which inclose coilsprings and rest upon shoulderedposts d d, secured tothe front and rear axles. The wheels D D runloosely upon these axles. The handles E are hinged to or pivoted uponthe rear axle, and are braced or secured to the body by short pieces ofmetal e c, pivoted tothe handles, and also to the rear end of the bottomof the carriage bed or body, in such a position that when the carriageis extended for use these braces e e are about horizontal.

When the carriage is in the position seen in Fig. l and the thumb-screwsa are tightened, it forms a firm and strong vehicle, and the handles aresecurely braced in position for use in any way.

When it is desired to put the carriage away or take it up a narrow orcrooked flight of stairs, the thumb-nuts a are loosened and the twoparts of the body are revolved upon their pivot till the screw a is atthe other end of the slotted segment B, and the carriage assumes theposition shown in Fig. 2, the handles having at the same time been drawnin close to the body by the pivoted braces e e. In this position thevehicle takes up but little room,

and may be placed in a corner or taken up stairs with great facility. Itwill be noticed that in this position the wheels are all upon theground, and the carriage stands as rmly and may be moved about as easilyas when extended for use.

Y Any kind of top may be used on the vehicle that is found mostdesirable.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, `and desire tosecure by Letters Pate-nt, is

1. A folding ehilds carriage provided with handles pivoted upon the rearaxle and secured to the body by pivoted braces, whereby the handles aredrawn into the bed when the vehicle is folded, substantially asdescribed and shown.

2. In a folding chlds carriage, the combination of the body A, made intwo parts and hinged together at b, the slotted segments B, attached toone of said parts, the headed screws a, having set-nuts a', attached tothe other part of said body, and the pivoted frames C C, each attachedto one of said parts and carrying the axles and Wheels at their lowerends, all substantially as shown'and described. i

3. A folding childs carriage consisting, essentially,'of a bed or body,A, made'in two parts and hinged together near its longitudinal center, aslotted segment, B, a headed IOO screw, a, having set-nut a', twoiudepeudently- In testimony whereof I afx my signature in framed frames,C C', carrying the axles aud presence of two witnesses. Wheels D D',andthe handles E, pivoted to the rear axle and secured to the bed bypivoted FREDERHJK MEYER' 5 braces e e, all combined and arranged tooper- Witnesses:

ate substantially as and for the purpose herein W. C. MGARTHUR, setforth. l FRANK JOHNSON.

